The Last Thirty Seconds - David K Stumpf

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Résumé :
In The Last Thirty Seconds, David K. Stumpf details the development of one of many possible solutions for ballistic missile defense commonly known as hit-to-kill. Hit-to-kill is a nonnuclear technique using kinetic energy, rather than explosives, to destroy reentry vehicles carrying chemical, biological, or nuclear warheads....

Biographie:
s being awarded National Historic Landmark status. He is the author of Growler and Grayback: Two of a Kind, Regulus: The Forgotten Weapon, Titan II: A History of a Cold War Missile Program, and Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare....

Sommaire:
David K. Stumpf is a retired plant biochemist living in Tucson, Arizona. He was a tour guide and volunteer historian at the Titan Missile Museum, Site 571-7, in Sahuarita, Arizona, for fifteen years and was instrumental in the museum’...